How to Say ‘There's a lot of traffic through the centre right now.’ in Spain Spanish
Por el centro hay mucho tráfico ahora.
por ehl THEN-troh eye MOO-choh TRAH-fee-koh ah-OH-rah
[por ehl THEN-troh eye MOO-choh TRAH-fee-koh ah-OH-rah]
Phrase Breakdown
Por el centro
por ehl THEN-troh
Through the city centre
This names the route or area. Link the words as 'po-rel-THEN-tro'.
Pasamos por el centro.
We're passing through the centre.
Words in this phrase
Por
[por]
through / along
Indicates the area or route one passes through.
Vamos por la autopista.
We go along the motorway.
el
[ehl]
the
A definite article used before a masculine singular noun.
«El» ambiente en la oficina es agradable.
The atmosphere in the office is pleasant.
centro
[THEN-troh]
centre
Usually means the town or city centre.
El centro está cerca de aquí.
The centre is near here.
hay mucho tráfico ahora.
eye MOO-choh TRAH-fee-koh ah-OH-rah
there's a lot of traffic now
'Ahora' means now. The 'h' is silent, so say 'a-O-ra' with a soft single-tap 'r'.
Ahora hay mucho tráfico.
There's a lot of traffic now.
Words in this phrase
hay
[eye]
there is
Form of 'haber' used to say something exists or is present.
Cuando no oigo bien, digo: Hay mucho ruido.
When I can't hear well, I say: There is a lot of noise.
mucho
[MOO-choh]
much / a lot of
Used before uncountable nouns or singular ideas to mean a large amount.
No necesito mucho para este trayecto corto.
I do not need much for this short trip.
tráfico
[TRAH-fee-koh]
traffic
The movement of vehicles on the road.
Mucho tráfico retrasó el taxi.
Heavy traffic delayed the taxi.
ahora
[ah-OH-rah]
now / right now
Ahora means now; it refers to the present moment.
Voy Ahora a pedir el café.
I’m going to order the coffee now.
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